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- Domain: internet-finance
- Extracted by: headless extraction cron (worker 5)

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name: "Advaith Sekharan"
domain: internet-finance
status: active
roles: ["founding engineer"]
affiliations: ["[[metadao]]"]
role: "Founding Engineer at MetaDAO"
tracked_by: rio
created: 2026-03-11
---
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# Advaith Sekharan
## Overview
Advaith Sekharan is a founding engineer at MetaDAO, hired in October 2024 through a futarchy-governed proposal. His compensation package includes $180,000 annual salary and 237 META tokens (1% of supply) with performance-based unlocking tied to market cap milestones and a 4-year vesting period.
Advaith Sekharan is a founding engineer at MetaDAO, hired in October 2024 with $180,000 annual salary and 237 META tokens (1% of supply) with performance-based vesting tied to market cap milestones. His compensation structure mirrors the co-founder allocation terms with linear unlocks beginning at $500M market cap and full unlock at $5B, with a 4-year cliff starting November 2028.
## Timeline
- **2024-10-22** — [[metadao-hire-advaith-sekharan]] proposal created to hire as founding engineer
- **2024-10-26** — Hiring proposal passed; joined MetaDAO with retroactive salary from October 16th
- **2024-10-22** — [[metadao-hire-advaith-sekharan]] proposed: $180K salary + 237 META tokens with performance vesting
- **2024-10-26** — Hiring proposal passed; joined as founding engineer with retroactive salary to October 16
## Relationship to KB
- [[metadao]] — founding engineer
- [[metadao-hire-advaith-sekharan]] — hiring decision
- Part of MetaDAO's San Francisco core team building strategy per Fundraise #2
- Part of MetaDAO's San Francisco core team buildout strategy
## Links
- GitHub: https://github.com/advaith101
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/advaith-sekharan-78b52b277/

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---
type: entity
entity_type: decision_market
name: "MetaDAO: Hire Advaith Sekharan as Founding Engineer?"
name: "MetaDAO: Hire Advaith Sekharan as Founding Engineer"
domain: internet-finance
status: passed
parent_entity: "[[metadao]]"
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proposal_date: 2024-10-22
resolution_date: 2024-10-26
category: "hiring"
summary: "Proposal to hire Advaith Sekharan as founding engineer with $180K salary and 237 META tokens"
summary: "Proposal to hire Advaith Sekharan as founding engineer with $180K salary and 237 META tokens with performance-based vesting"
tracked_by: rio
created: 2026-03-11
---
# MetaDAO: Hire Advaith Sekharan as Founding Engineer?
# MetaDAO: Hire Advaith Sekharan as Founding Engineer
## Summary
This proposal sought to hire Advaith Sekharan as MetaDAO's founding engineer with $180,000 annual cash compensation and 237 META tokens (1% of supply excluding DAO holdings). The token allocation uses the same performance-based vesting structure as co-founders Nallok and Proph3t, with linear unlocks tied to market cap milestones from $500M to $5B, a 4-year cliff starting November 2028, and an 8-month clawback period.
Proposal to extend an offer to Advaith Sekharan for founding engineer role at $180,000 annual cash compensation and 237 META tokens (1% of supply excluding DAO holdings), with vesting terms matching co-founder allocations but starting November 2024. The compensation structure includes linear unlocks tied to market cap milestones ($500M = 10% unlock, $5B = 100% unlock) with a 4-year cliff (no tokens unlock before November 2028) and 8-month clawback period.
## Market Data
- **Outcome:** Passed
- **Proposer:** Nallok, Proph3t
- **Proposal Account:** B82Dw1W6cfngH7BRukAyKXvXzP4T2cDsxwKYfxCftoC2
- **Created:** 2024-10-22
- **Proposal Number:** 7
- **Completed:** 2024-10-26
## Compensation Structure
- **Cash:** $180,000/year (retroactive to October 16, 2024)
- **Tokens:** 237 META (1% of 23,705.7 supply including co-founder allocations)
- **Vesting Start:** November 2024
- **Unlock Mechanism:** Linear based on market cap ($500M = 10% unlock, $5B = 100% unlock)
- **Cliff:** No tokens unlock before November 2028
- **Clawback:** DAO can reclaim all tokens until July 2025 (8 months)
## Key Terms
- **Fixed Token Allocation:** 237 META (1% of 23,705.7 supply including co-founder allocations)
- **Linear Unlocks:** 100% at $5B market cap, proportional below (e.g., 10% at $500M)
- **Market Cap Definition:** $1B = $42,198 per META
- **Vesting Cliff:** No tokens unlock before November 2028 regardless of milestones
- **Clawback Period:** DAO can reclaim all tokens until July 2025 (8 months)
- **Start Date:** November 2024 for vesting; October 16, 2024 for retroactive salary
## Significance
This proposal demonstrates MetaDAO's use of futarchy for operational hiring decisions, extending the same performance-aligned token structure used for co-founders to early employees. The 4-year cliff and market-cap-based unlocking create strong long-term alignment while the 8-month clawback period provides early accountability. The proposal is part of MetaDAO's strategy to build a core team in San Francisco following Fundraise #2.
This proposal demonstrates MetaDAO's execution on its San Francisco core team buildout strategy from Fundraise #2. The compensation structure mirrors co-founder terms, signaling equal treatment of early team members while maintaining long-term alignment through the 4-year cliff and performance-based unlocks. The 8-month illiquid vest with clawback provisions balances commitment verification against team member security.
## Relationship to KB
- [[metadao]] — hiring decision for founding engineer role
- [[advaith-sekharan]] — hired individual
- [[metadao-compensation-proph3t-nallok]] — co-founder compensation structure this mirrors
- [[metadao-fundraise-2]] — fundraising round that enabled core team building
- [[performance-unlocked-team-tokens-with-price-multiple-triggers-and-twap-settlement-create-long-term-alignment-without-initial-dilution]] — compensation mechanism used
- [[metadao-fundraise-2]] — strategic context for core team buildout
- [[metadao-compensation-proph3t-nallok]] — parallel compensation structure for co-founders
- [[performance-unlocked-team-tokens-with-price-multiple-triggers-and-twap-settlement-create-long-term-alignment-without-initial-dilution]] — implements this compensation philosophy

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- **2026-03** — Pine Analytics Q4 2025 quarterly report published
- **2024-02-18** — [[metadao-otc-trade-pantera-capital]] failed: Pantera Capital's $50,000 OTC purchase proposal rejected by futarchy markets
- **2024-10-26** — [[metadao-hire-advaith-sekharan]] passed: hired Advaith Sekharan as founding engineer with $180K salary and 237 META tokens
- **2024-10-22** — [[metadao-hire-advaith-sekharan]] proposed: hire Advaith Sekharan as founding engineer with $180K salary + 237 META tokens
- **2024-10-26** — [[metadao-hire-advaith-sekharan]] passed: Advaith Sekharan hired as founding engineer
## Key Decisions
| Date | Proposal | Proposer | Category | Outcome |
|------|----------|----------|----------|---------|

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processed_by: rio
processed_date: 2026-03-11
extraction_model: "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5"
extraction_notes: "Hiring proposal for founding engineer. Created decision_market entity for the proposal, person entity for Advaith Sekharan, and timeline entry on MetaDAO. No novel claims — this is operational execution of existing compensation structure. The token vesting mechanism matches the co-founder structure already documented in metadao-compensation-proph3t-nallok claim."
extraction_notes: "Extracted decision_market entity for hiring proposal and person entity for Advaith Sekharan. No novel claims about futarchy mechanisms or governance—this is a straightforward hiring decision following established compensation patterns. The compensation structure mirrors existing co-founder terms documented in metadao-compensation-proph3t-nallok, so no new mechanism insights to extract. Updated MetaDAO timeline with proposal and resolution events."
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## Proposal Details
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## Key Facts
- MetaDAO supply excluding DAO holdings: 19,755.7 META (2024-10-22)
- MetaDAO supply including co-founder allocations: 23,705.7 META (2024-10-22)
- Founding engineer compensation: $180K/year + 237 META (1% of supply)
- Token unlock formula: linear from $500M (10%) to $5B (100%) market cap
- Market cap definition: $1B = $42,198 per META
- Vesting cliff: 4 years (November 2028)
- Clawback period: 8 months (until July 2025)
- Advaith Sekharan GitHub: https://github.com/advaith101
- Advaith Sekharan LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/advaith-sekharan-78b52b277/